Golden State Warriors

Golden State Warriors

A substantial number of the Milwaukee faithful attended Thursday night's game at Fiserv Forum dressed in colorful Halloween costumes. But nothing in the stands were as frightening as Milwaukee's offense in the Warriors 120-110 loss. Even without superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, a late scratch with a left knee injury, the Bucks got whatever shot they wanted. And it was a long-forgotten Golden State castoff who led the way.

When you're a kid, when you'd watch it, you'd definitely want to be in it, Podziemski said before Thursday's game against his hometown Bucks. I had that dream for sure.

So, during a timeout, assistants Terry Stotts and Chris DeMarco made a suggestion. Butler subbed in for Will Richard at the 4:21 mark of the fourth quarter, Green took the place of Brandin Podziemski with 3:50 to play, and besides a few seconds on the final possession of regulation, the five-man lineup closed out the final 8 minutes, 50 seconds of what turned into a 137-131 overtime win.

Aaron Gordon's 10th and final made 3 on Thursday night at Chase Center felt like the final dagger. It came with 26 seconds left in regulation, putting the visiting Denver Nuggets up by three and punctuating a career night for the 12th-year forward. But the biggest perimeter fireworks show in Gordon's life happened to come against the greatest shooter of all-time.

LOS ANGELES The Warriors begin the 2025-26 season in Los Angeles with the same, identical goal that every other Golden State iteration has: to win a championship. Although the ultimate goal remains unchanged, the possibilities that exist between Tuesday's regular-season opener and a hypothetical fifth title of the Steph Curry and Steve Kerr era are almost limitless. With the season beginning, here are five predictions for the Warriors' season between now and then.

Guard is the Warriors' biggest strength and arguably their largest question mark. Depth abounds in the backcourt. Megastar Steph Curry is aging as gracefully as a bottle of his Gentleman's Cut bourbon and is still one of the game's elite players. But the shooting guard spot is unsettled. While the team potentially has five different players who could realistically start games at the spot this season, each comes with their own strengths and weaknesses.

With one deft change to the starting lineup, Warriors coach Steve Kerr demonstrated the biggest difference between this season's roster and this year's iteration. Out went the returning 6-foot-4, 205-pound Brandin Podziemski, and in went the 6-9, 260lb newcomer Al Horford. The new lineup saw Moses Moody and Jimmy Butler moved to guard and wing respectively, and Draymond Green shifted to his more natural power forward position and away from guarding 7-0 giant Donovan Clingan.

Great spacing is more than just having all five players dotted a couple feet outside the 3-point line, though. Sometimes it means there's a big in the dunker spot, and sometimes it means you have a guy in the corner and the other three guys are all around the three-point line and nobody is in the paint, Kerr said after Tuesday's practice. There's all these things that are possibilities, and we have to adjust and react to what the circumstances are.

Golden State had the first-round draft capital -- the Warriors can trade up to the maximum four first-round picks and also swap in the next seven years -- to make a significant trade during the season. But, unlike the sizable contracts available in the Jimmy Butler trade last February ( Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schroder, Kyle Anderson), that did not exist this season. Curry, Butler and Draymond Green combine to earn

Stanford Blood Center is partnering with the Golden State Warriors to give donors a chance to win four tickets to the Warriors vs. Dallas Mavericks game on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, at 2 p.m. at Chase Center in San Francisco. All donors who give blood at a Stanford Blood Center, including the South Bay Donor Center in Campbell, during the month of October will be automatically entered into the drawing.

Golden State Valkyries take the court for their first-ever playoff game, SJDA is hosting a pregame Block Party, for all fans, with, or without a game ticket. This is more than just a pregame party; it's a chance for Valkyries fan to unite, share its passion, and build an electric atmosphere that will carry our team to victory. Come early, be loud, and get ready to be a part

A wildly successful first regular season concluded with a Valkyries loss in Minneapolis on Thursday night. For the second time in a week, the expansion team was stymied by top-seeded Minnesota in what ended up being a preview of Golden State's first round playoff series. The host Lynx, who did not rest their starters despite having locked up the No. 1 seed, suffocated the Valkyries 72-53 loss in the season finale at Target Center.

When Valkyries' rookie point guard Kaitlyn Chen first saw Jeremy Lin, she wasn't rooting for him. Chen, a Pasadena native, was in third grade when she watched Lin torch her hometown Los Angeles Lakers for 38 points during the height of the Palo Alto High alum's Linsanity run. But looking back on that moment, Chen has a deep appreciation for Lin's impact on her and the rest of the Asian American basketball community.